This Kid Can't Get A Girlfriend Because He Looks Too Much Like Ed Sheeran

You'd think simultaneously looking like the biggest pop star on the planet AND the hottest ginger on God's green earth would help you find a lover, no problem. But Ty Jones, a kid from Sale in Manchester, discovered the opposite when his doppelganger Ed Sheeran got famous.

"It's made my relationships worse I'd say because now I have to weigh up if they like me for me or if they're just interested in me because I'm the next best thing to Ed if they really like him."

Nooo, Ty, don't be silly, we love you for who you are. But if you *could* sing Lego House one more time, that'd be awesome...

"When girls ask me for pictures in the streets it's annoyed some of my girlfriends in the past and caused problems," Jones said. "It's hard to explain because it's not like I can help it and I don't like being horrible to people and deny them a picture if they want one."

Stuck between a rock star and a hard place isn't he, really. Before you feel too sorry for him, the shock of red hair on Ty's head has seriously done him some favours - he's regularly given freebies, is invited on stage at gigs and yes, he's met Ed himself.

"Meeting Ed has been the highlight in all of this, he was so down to earth and just so shocked at how much I looked like him, it was really funny."

Related: Celebrity Doppelgangers To Amaze And Astound You

Crap celeb Lookalikes You Can Actually HIre

Kate Middleton: According to Heidi Agan, she is 'the UK's most realistic Kate Middleton lookalike'. Not terrible. But not great either.

Rex Features

1 of 16

George Clooney: David James Glendon ACTUALLY won a George Clooney lookalike competition and got a trip to the Academy Awards out of it. We can see why.

Rex Features

2 of 16

Andy Harmer's "uncanny resemblance, mannerisms, style, voice, attention to detail and even the soccer skills make him the complete David Beckham package", according to his website, anyway.

Rex Features

3 of 16

Robert De Niro: We're not too convinced about this guy's Robert De Niro, but at least he's having fun.

Rex Features

4 of 16

Prince Charles: Guy Ingle's Prince Charles impersonation would be better... if he was about 20 years older.

Rex Features

5 of 16

Nick Clegg, David Cameron and Gordon Brown: They all look dead behind the eyes, so that's a start.

Rex Features

6 of 16

Jeremy Corbyn: Not exactly the most flattering impersonation, but Graham Dougall does look quite a lot like him.

Rex Features

7 of 16

Rylan Clark: Danny Maczka does look a lot like Rylan, but surprisingly doesn't look too happy to see him.